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Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre.

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Speaker 2: What is up Straight firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight

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Speaker 2: Bowyer for Friday, December the nineteenth, and this podcast hopefully

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Speaker 2: can be as much fire as Seahawks thirty eight Rams

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Speaker 2: thirty seven was. Oh my goodness, how good was that game?

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Speaker 2: Obviously we will talk about that extensively. Then you'll be

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Speaker 2: served with an interview with Brad Powers, college football, gambling

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Speaker 2: god Gawd, and then some best bets at the end

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Speaker 2: of the pod. Full disclosure, I don't have a ton

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Speaker 2: on the NFL this weekend. It's just a wacky weekend.

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Speaker 2: A lot of tight lines. Have some on college football,

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Speaker 2: but that's at the end of the podcast. Obviously, you

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Speaker 2: gotta start with Seahawks Rams. So it's funny. I heard

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Speaker 2: this lady on a podcast several years ago and she

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Speaker 2: was talking about how the number one predictor of success

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Speaker 2: for humans is has nothing to do with how much

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Speaker 2: money you grew up with or how much talent you have.

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Speaker 2: It was how much grit do you have the ability

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Speaker 2: to overcome obstacles? Right, you're trying to achieve a goal

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Speaker 2: and you're persevering in the face of adversity, right, rejection, failure,

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Speaker 2: and you keep going and keep going, and that is

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Speaker 2: the number one predictor of success. And I'm watching Sam

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Speaker 2: Darnold struggle last night. Bro is getting hammered by the Rams,

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Speaker 2: hammered by everybody watching on Amazon Prime. He was terrible.

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Speaker 2: He was objectionally terrible. Four ins in the first meeting,

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Speaker 2: two inch last night, sacked four times on the struggle

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Speaker 2: bus so badly. You couldn't help but feel for Sam Darnald.

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Speaker 2: He throws that pick in the third quarter. It was

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Speaker 2: almost a pick six. They run it back, tackled at

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Speaker 2: the one, and that's when Stafford, I believe, had the

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Speaker 2: no look touchdown pass and that put him up two scores.

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Speaker 2: And you're like, oh boy, there's Stafford flexing. He's got

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Speaker 2: that MVP RAMS number one seed, Rams going to Super

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Speaker 2: Bowl guys. I mean, they're the best team in the league.

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Speaker 2: I texted with Coward, I called him, spoke with him Coward,

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Speaker 2: and I are like, oh my gosh, Rams, who's stopping

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Speaker 2: these guys? Who's stopping him? Donald drives down the field

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Speaker 2: interception at like the one yard line. I mean, it

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Speaker 2: was it was bad. Jared Verse with the pick It's

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Speaker 2: like not quite a thick six because Jared Versus is

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Speaker 2: a bad boy coming off the edge. But at that point,

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Speaker 2: you know, Donald's down bad. I don't know if they

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Speaker 2: were booing him, but it was rough. It was the

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Speaker 2: kind of scene where you like, he goes to the sideline,

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Speaker 2: there's not a lot of people near him, like, man,

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Speaker 2: this guy's screwing it up for us. Now, never mind,

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Speaker 2: his defense is getting cooked all night. Okay, but what

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Speaker 2: happened in the fourth quarter. Now, obviously the game flipped

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Speaker 2: on the Rashid Shahed punt return touchdown. That was everything

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Speaker 2: because the Seattle offense was stuck in the mud, couldn't

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Speaker 2: do anything. Shahed, which was an awesome mid season acquisition,

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Speaker 2: by the way, It took a couple weeks to get

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Speaker 2: up to speed, but he is a game breaker and

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Speaker 2: he breaks off the punt return touchdown. Rams go three

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Speaker 2: and out, and from that point it was like, Okay,

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Speaker 2: the stadium's loud. Things are happening. Here we go and

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Speaker 2: next thing you know, Donald two plays huge touchdown pass

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Speaker 2: to Barner and it's tied. Well, I'm sorry they were

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Speaker 2: down too, And then came the craziest two point conversion

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Speaker 2: I've ever seen in my life, and that is not hyperbolegue. Guys,

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Speaker 2: I get if you fell asleep early on the East Coast,

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Speaker 2: because this game ended near midnight on the East Coast.

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Speaker 2: If you went to Betterly, you have to see the

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Speaker 2: two point conversion, watch it in real time. So Sam

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Speaker 2: Darnald tries to throw the bubble screen. It goes off

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Speaker 2: the helmet of a Rams defender who was like unblocked,

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Speaker 2: and it was like incomplete. Oh who okay, Ram survive.

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Speaker 2: They're up still up to with you know, six minutes

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Speaker 2: referees go to review the incomplete pass because you know

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Speaker 2: it may have been a backwards pass, which in reality

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Speaker 2: would be a fumble who picked it up. So after

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Speaker 2: the incompletion, Zach Sharboney just happened to be right there.

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Speaker 2: Ben's down and pick up to the football in the

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Speaker 2: way that that was actually a backwards pass. Then they

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Speaker 2: get to like the fifth angle and it's this overhead skycam.

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Speaker 2: It reminded me of when lebron was playing the Timberwolves

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Speaker 2: other angle showed that except this one on Lebron's Like,

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Speaker 2: I've never seen that camera angle of my life. Where

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Speaker 2: did they get that camera? I've been playing the league forever,

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Speaker 2: I've watched a lot of a en folcons. I don't

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Speaker 2: think I've ever seen that overhead camera view. And it

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Speaker 2: very clearly was a backwards pass and as such, just

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Speaker 2: because Sharbonny picked up the football, nobody was racing Torrey,

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Speaker 2: that play was dead. Now here's where it gets weird.

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Speaker 2: Warren Sharp and some others have enhanced the audio, and

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Speaker 2: it does sound like a whistle blows after the incompletion,

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Speaker 2: which would make it dead. They didn't look into that.

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Speaker 2: Whatever what's done is done. I mean, that was like

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Speaker 2: an interesting moment because it was one of the craziest

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Speaker 2: two point con versions in NFL history. That being said,

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Speaker 2: there were still so many other wacky things that happened.

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Speaker 2: Did you know, folks, I had to triple check this.

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Speaker 2: Sometimes you see stats out there and you're like, there's

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Speaker 2: just no way that that's possible. Okay, there were eleven

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Speaker 2: possessions in the fourth quarter. This game was crazy eleven

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Speaker 2: in the first half. There was one, there was four

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Speaker 2: in the first quarter, then five, six, seven, eight, and

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Speaker 2: then the end of the half that the Rams kind

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Speaker 2: of ran out. So I guess we can call that

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Speaker 2: nine nine possessions in the first half, eleven in the

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Speaker 2: fourth quarter. Neither team wanted to lose this game. And

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Speaker 2: I'll be real, I'm gonna be completely honest with you.

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Speaker 2: The Rams were the better team in this game. They

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Speaker 2: did whatever they wanted for most of the game and

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Speaker 2: then got a little tight, sat on the ball. McVeigh

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Speaker 2: baby took his foot off the gas folks. They had

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Speaker 2: five hundred and eighty one yards of offense six point

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Speaker 2: six yards per play, did not turn the ball over,

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Speaker 2: got in the red zone six times, and still lost

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Speaker 2: the game. Now, early on, one of my takes was

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Speaker 2: No Devonte Adams, who's maybe the best route runner in

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Speaker 2: the red zone in the league. He has fourteen touchdowns,

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Speaker 2: But then at thirty toes fourteen, you're like, oh, they're fine,

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Speaker 2: down to special teams again in the fourth quarter and

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Speaker 2: keep mentioning that's not live to everybody yet, just I'm

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Speaker 2: still working out the kinks. I mentioned that the Rams

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Speaker 2: kicking situation was among the worst in the league. Why

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Speaker 2: has the fewest field goals in the league. The Rams

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Speaker 2: let's just go for on fourth down. Well, guess who's

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Speaker 2: the best kicker in the league. Some would say Brandon Aubrey.

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Speaker 2: Some would although he missed twice last week. Some would

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Speaker 2: say Cameron Dicker. Well, Jason Myers would like a word.

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Speaker 2: The Seahawks have a league leading thirty seven field goals made,

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Speaker 2: I mean you could say that fifteen times in this game.

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Speaker 2: My son is in the Fantasy playoffs. He has Myers

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Speaker 2: as the kicker. Myers is a machine. He had two

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Speaker 2: extra points. That's it. I mean, that's not a great

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Speaker 2: start to the playoffs for him. As an aside in

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Speaker 2: the big money league. I'm in that I won last year.

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Speaker 2: I was in first place all season. I had the

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Speaker 2: most points, which more than pays for my buy in.

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Speaker 2: I'm facing Puka who had fifty, and I bench Stafford

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Speaker 2: because of the rain, the win that was expected, and

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Speaker 2: no DeVante, and I went with Cee J. Stroud, so

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Speaker 2: I'm almost certainly gonna lose. It was devastating. But listen,

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Speaker 2: Pooka had fifty. I think that's the best game of

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Speaker 2: the season for any wide receiver the actual line. And listen,

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Speaker 2: Pooka had a hell of a week with some other stuff.

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Speaker 2: He had twelve catches for two hundred and twenty five

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Speaker 2: forty yards. That's an extra bonus in our league. So

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Speaker 2: every other receiver on the Rams had seventeen catches. Puka

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Speaker 2: What the hell were the Seahawks thinking leaving Josh job

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Speaker 2: on an island with Pooka all night. You've got other cornerbacks, Woolen, Witherspoon,

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Speaker 2: what are you doing? What are you doing? I did

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Speaker 2: not understand it, and you know, I was mostly focused

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Speaker 2: on that because Puka's murdering them and I'm basic with fantasy.

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Speaker 2: But Seattle's defensive decision against Pooka and don't say, well

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Speaker 2: they won the game.

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Speaker 1: Just stop.

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Speaker 2: You needed miraculous stuff. I haven't even got to overtime.

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Speaker 2: Rams go right down the field, touchdown, Pooka huge play.

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Speaker 2: And I'm not gonna bury out Michaels. He's been a

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Speaker 2: little bit. Yeah, it was a rough one for al Michaels.

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Speaker 2: He had low energy throughout the night. I mean, this

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Speaker 2: I mean, I personally think I would be a pretty

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Speaker 2: and al Michaels is just a run of the mill

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Speaker 2: like al Michaels anyways, So you get to overtime, Rams

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Speaker 2: By the way, JSN completely shut out in the first half,

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Speaker 2: He finishes with eight for ninety six and a tuddy,

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Speaker 2: and then the two point conversion was a great call.

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Speaker 2: I mean, essentially, it's like, you're not punting the ball

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Speaker 2: go all in and they made a great call. Folks.

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Speaker 2: I had to look up this guy who caught the

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Speaker 2: register because it was just a two pointer. His name,

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Speaker 2: that he has two catches on this season on two targets. Essentially,

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Speaker 2: Seattle knew the Rams. Hey, they're gonna load up on JSN.

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Speaker 2: They're gonna be all over Barner, the tight end, they're

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Speaker 1: Brad Powers. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk

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Speaker 1: Foxsports Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search

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Speaker 1: FSR to listen live. You know, Jason likes to think

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Speaker 1: But for everything he doesn't, he knows a guy who does.

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Speaker 2: All right, let's welcome back to Straight Fire, one of

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Speaker 3: He had to bring up Penn State in Texas.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, listen, I mean everybody thought they were going to

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Speaker 3: you know, Kaitlin de boor is the name that we've heard.

424
00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,399
Speaker 3: I think if he loses uh to Oklahoma, which is

425
00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,440
Speaker 3: definitely a possibility, Oklahoma's.

426
00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,199
Speaker 2: Life the favorite. Do you think he just bolts for Michigan.

427
00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:16,040
Speaker 3: I could say it's definitely a really distinct possibility.

428
00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,399
Speaker 2: Wow that I mean hmm, by the way.

429
00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,679
Speaker 3: They for him personally at Michigan then and then he

430
00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:23,560
Speaker 3: is at Alabama.

431
00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,520
Speaker 2: But what why? Why is he not a good fit Obama?

432
00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:29,840
Speaker 3: The personality, the personality, you know, never really been from

433
00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:33,639
Speaker 3: that area of the country before. Uh, you know, I

434
00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:36,320
Speaker 3: don't think he's gonna get tired and feathered at Michigan

435
00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:38,520
Speaker 3: like he is at Alabama. If if he happens to

436
00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:40,240
Speaker 3: lose this name against the Oklahoma.

437
00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,720
Speaker 2: Underwood, do you think Underwood would stay if they get

438
00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:44,879
Speaker 2: to bor or would he bounce?

439
00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:50,000
Speaker 3: Yeah? I certainly got If you want to keep Underwood,

440
00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,080
Speaker 3: h you probably gotta go out more offensive mine.

441
00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,160
Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, all right, let's get to the games. We'll

442
00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,919
Speaker 2: start with Alabama. Oklahoma got not gonna lie, Brad. I'm

443
00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,080
Speaker 2: disappointed Notre Dames down in the field. This game does

444
00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,080
Speaker 2: nothing for me. The first the first game was boring

445
00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,480
Speaker 2: as hell. Alabama turned it over a lot, a lot

446
00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:09,080
Speaker 2: of hype about the Oklahoma defense in venables. I don't know,

447
00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,480
Speaker 2: but hearing you talk about du Bor makes me wonder

448
00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,680
Speaker 2: if maybe there's one eye on the Michigan job and

449
00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,440
Speaker 2: building a staff there, and one eye on Oklahoma.

450
00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,119
Speaker 3: First off, let me agree with you. I mean, the

451
00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,639
Speaker 3: whole Bowl schedules the worst I've ever seen the playoffs,

452
00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,560
Speaker 3: including at least the first round. I mean, I'm kind

453
00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:28,280
Speaker 3: of waiting for the quarterfinals, but these four games are

454
00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,080
Speaker 3: a major bummer. You put Notre Dame in there, mix

455
00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,320
Speaker 3: a match a little bit, had a lot of better

456
00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,119
Speaker 3: matchups as far as this one goes. I mean, obviously

457
00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:37,639
Speaker 3: you got to look at the data point when the

458
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,840
Speaker 3: two teams already playing. I mean, Alabama should have won.

459
00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,400
Speaker 3: I bet Oklahoma in that game one, but I'm here

460
00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,320
Speaker 3: to tell you Alabama should not only won the game,

461
00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:47,600
Speaker 3: they should have covered the game. So it's tough for

462
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,040
Speaker 3: me to overlook that Alabama's getting healthier. They had eight

463
00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,240
Speaker 3: starters out of the SEC championship game. You know, it

464
00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,480
Speaker 3: speaks somewhat to them, maybe as an excuse of why

465
00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,560
Speaker 3: they got beat so bad. Jan Miller is the outstanding

466
00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,440
Speaker 3: running back for them. He's back. I think that's a

467
00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,080
Speaker 3: you know, a big time bonus. I'll disagree with a

468
00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:04,800
Speaker 3: little bit of the movement. I mean, I'm not gonna

469
00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:07,240
Speaker 3: overreact crossing through zero here. That's not that big of

470
00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,280
Speaker 3: a deal. I lean Alabama. But I gotta be honest

471
00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:12,320
Speaker 3: with you, if this was just a game on a

472
00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,560
Speaker 3: regular Saturday with fifty other games, I'm not sure that

473
00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,879
Speaker 3: I'd find too much value here. I probably wouldn't have

474
00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:18,760
Speaker 3: a bet on it.

475
00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,160
Speaker 2: It just doesn't It's not a great game. It's kind

476
00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,840
Speaker 2: of boring. I mean, I got a buddy a total.

477
00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,040
Speaker 3: Four andy and a half. Yeah, I mean that's not

478
00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,040
Speaker 3: going to bring in college football casual. I can tell

479
00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:28,240
Speaker 3: you that.

480
00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,160
Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean, listen, I don't know how many holiday

481
00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,239
Speaker 2: parties you're going to this weekend, but like, this is

482
00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,359
Speaker 2: probably not even like a top five college or NFL

483
00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:36,720
Speaker 2: game this weekend. It's a playoff game.

484
00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:37,119
Speaker 1: You know.

485
00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:40,080
Speaker 2: It's just I'm not that into it now, I will say,

486
00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,439
Speaker 2: I don't know if you know, I graduated from JMU.

487
00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:43,920
Speaker 2: I went to Virginia Tech for a couple of years

488
00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,440
Speaker 2: in JMU to finish out. So and I actually think

489
00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,600
Speaker 2: they're live to cover twenty one, twenty one and a half.

490
00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,840
Speaker 2: I know everybody's going to point to all Organs a machine,

491
00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:55,479
Speaker 2: they can win it all. I don't really care about that.

492
00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,159
Speaker 2: I just look at this JMU coaching staff as one

493
00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:02,439
Speaker 2: of the better, most underrated in the entire playoffs, and

494
00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,199
Speaker 2: I do think Oregon kind of goes through the motions, Oh,

495
00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,560
Speaker 2: we'll playing JAMU and they probably jump out to like

496
00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,600
Speaker 2: a twenty four to seven lead, but covered twenty one.

497
00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,680
Speaker 2: I'm just not sure they pull it off. Whether it

498
00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,480
Speaker 2: looks like it's gonna be an issue or you have

499
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:14,320
Speaker 2: anything on this game.

500
00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:20,280
Speaker 3: Yeah, I bet Oregon. Yeah, I like Oregon look quite

501
00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,520
Speaker 3: a bit. I love Bob Jesney. I mean, I go

502
00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,840
Speaker 3: back to the Holy Cross days. Oh, I can go

503
00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,119
Speaker 3: back to a game where one of the best coaching

504
00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,320
Speaker 3: jobs I saw he had them beating South Dakota State

505
00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,960
Speaker 3: in a playoff quarterfinal like three four years ago. I

506
00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,560
Speaker 3: couldn't have been more impressed with that being said, Oregon's

507
00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,680
Speaker 3: get you know, Oregon's coming off probably their two best

508
00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,119
Speaker 3: wins of the season USC Washington to close out the

509
00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,879
Speaker 3: regular season. They finally showed me something there, and they

510
00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:45,919
Speaker 3: did it without two of their starting wide receivers who

511
00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,600
Speaker 3: are both back. Plus Evans Stewart was who was going

512
00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,120
Speaker 3: to be a first team preseason All American. He's missed

513
00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,520
Speaker 3: the whole season. He might play in this game. So

514
00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,879
Speaker 3: I think that the offense has a little bit, hopefully

515
00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:58,639
Speaker 3: an extra gear. They're gonna need it to cover this

516
00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,440
Speaker 3: big number. I mean, the market says you're right, though,

517
00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:02,960
Speaker 3: I mean it went up to twenty one and a half.

518
00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,800
Speaker 3: I mean you can now. I mean it's come down

519
00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:06,480
Speaker 3: to as low as twenty and a half in spots.

520
00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,320
Speaker 3: Total is way down because of the weather. I'm not

521
00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,600
Speaker 3: afraid though Oregon first half Oregon team total over thirty

522
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:15,000
Speaker 3: four and a half. And I'm laying it why this

523
00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,359
Speaker 3: jam you hasn't look I like that. I respect the coaching.

524
00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:20,080
Speaker 2: They haven't played anybody, I get it.

525
00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,680
Speaker 3: I mean really haven't played anybody. They played one top

526
00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,560
Speaker 3: fifty team and they lost by fourteen. Now I watched

527
00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,520
Speaker 3: that game. They were more competitive than a fourteen point final.

528
00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,320
Speaker 3: But I mean Louisville and Oregon are are night and

529
00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,080
Speaker 3: day compared to one another, and plus the atmosphere and notts,

530
00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,160
Speaker 3: and they haven't played in front of anything like that.

531
00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,480
Speaker 2: All true I do wonder do you think the Ducks

532
00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,159
Speaker 2: get not caught looking ahead but a lot there's a

533
00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:43,919
Speaker 2: lot of steam behind Texas A and M all right,

534
00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:45,960
Speaker 2: sorry not Texas A and Texas Tech plus like eight

535
00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,960
Speaker 2: hundred to win the title. Well, Texas Tech amazing defense

536
00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,560
Speaker 2: that get game. It's gonna be amazing against Oregon. I

537
00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,560
Speaker 2: feel like there's just no chatter about JMU.

538
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,840
Speaker 3: I think you know, as I'm talking through this and

539
00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,359
Speaker 3: you know the evolution of the handicap, I hear you

540
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,240
Speaker 3: on that. I probably prefer Oregon first half. And Dan

541
00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:07,800
Speaker 3: Lanning has more of a past history of jumping on teams.

542
00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,040
Speaker 3: He's not a guy that tends to pour it on.

543
00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,640
Speaker 3: But I think that the best bet that I could offer,

544
00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,400
Speaker 3: at least the best piece of advice would be Oregon

545
00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:14,840
Speaker 3: first half.

546
00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,640
Speaker 2: Yea, boyd all that remember when Oregon had to buy

547
00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:19,240
Speaker 2: last year and they faced was it Ohio State in

548
00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,560
Speaker 2: the Rose Bull and they were down like thirty eight nothing.

549
00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,080
Speaker 2: Obviously Ohio State's a machine. I don't at the time

550
00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:26,199
Speaker 2: off is tough to handicap. But maybe that's just a

551
00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:31,480
Speaker 2: homer in me talking A and M Miami. I don't

552
00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:32,960
Speaker 2: really know what to do with this. I don't like

553
00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,439
Speaker 2: Miami a lot, but I did take the three and

554
00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:35,760
Speaker 2: a half.

555
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,320
Speaker 3: Yeah you're not alone. No one really i've talked to

556
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,159
Speaker 3: has taken A and M yet market hasn't. It's another

557
00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,760
Speaker 3: game where yeah, it's a good game, it's just you know,

558
00:27:45,840 --> 00:27:48,440
Speaker 3: if it was a you know, on a regular Saturday slate,

559
00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,119
Speaker 3: I looked at the line of the total, I probably

560
00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:51,200
Speaker 3: wouldn't have much interest.

561
00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:51,480
Speaker 1: Pass.

562
00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:53,479
Speaker 3: I'll watch it, but I don't think there's much value.

563
00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:56,280
Speaker 3: You know, a couple of sharp guys that I respect,

564
00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:59,160
Speaker 3: you know, attack the under, particularly the first half under

565
00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,440
Speaker 3: that I thought I was a pretty smart play. You

566
00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,120
Speaker 3: can still find some twenty four and a half out

567
00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:06,479
Speaker 3: there with some heavy juice. I am waiting, though, I'm gonna.

568
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:08,960
Speaker 3: I'm gonna lay three with A and M now that

569
00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:13,800
Speaker 3: I love it, I just I'm keeping as simple. I

570
00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,760
Speaker 3: think Mike Elko is a better coaching crystal Ball. And

571
00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,560
Speaker 3: again you think Miami big time program, but they have

572
00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:24,280
Speaker 3: not played in an atmosphere of Kyle Field in years.

573
00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,800
Speaker 3: I mean, I think that the largest crowd they played

574
00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:28,680
Speaker 3: in front of this year is like sixty seven thousand

575
00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,000
Speaker 3: at the Dope. I mean, this is gonna be one

576
00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,440
Speaker 3: hundred and seven thousand. So I'm just you know, lean

577
00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:34,200
Speaker 3: A and M for me?

578
00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,199
Speaker 2: Ye, where are you on the whole leak? Aggie's kind

579
00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,760
Speaker 2: of leaking oil last three games? It removes Samford, who

580
00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,520
Speaker 2: gives a shit? But South Carolina they were down, was

581
00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,320
Speaker 2: thirty to three or something, storm backs to get to win,

582
00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,480
Speaker 2: and then against Texas they were really outclassed on the road.

583
00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:53,160
Speaker 2: I don't know, have teams seen stuff on tape that

584
00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,720
Speaker 2: you know Elco's not disguising. I don't know why they've

585
00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:58,800
Speaker 2: been so futured, and I do wonder that home field

586
00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,200
Speaker 2: advantage does it matter as much for like, what is

587
00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:03,640
Speaker 2: it a noon kickoff? Or that's true?

588
00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:07,600
Speaker 3: I think it has to do with that. I think

589
00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,680
Speaker 3: they're a little overrated, to be honest with you. So

590
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,680
Speaker 3: I mean they didn't they didn't. They played one team

591
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:13,480
Speaker 3: in the SEC with a winning record that was Texas.

592
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:17,320
Speaker 3: Look what happened in that game. So uh yeah, it's

593
00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,400
Speaker 3: not that I'm like, ooh, I'm betting A and M

594
00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:20,920
Speaker 3: because I love A and M. It was more of

595
00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:24,680
Speaker 3: an anti Mario Crystobal type play. I guess my biggest

596
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,320
Speaker 3: I'm waiting anxiously I hope it plays close to the

597
00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,680
Speaker 3: spread where where I can, or you know, maybe maybe

598
00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,760
Speaker 3: a team gets overrated with it being a blowout. I'm

599
00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,880
Speaker 3: looking to fade the winner of this game. I'm gonna

600
00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:37,280
Speaker 3: be heavy on the buck guys.

601
00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:41,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I would totally agree with that one. I

602
00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,200
Speaker 2: don't even even do we need to talk Old Miss

603
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:47,320
Speaker 2: too late. I don't even think that game registers. Everybody

604
00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:48,920
Speaker 2: in their mom I know is on an old Miss.

605
00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,200
Speaker 2: There's a rematch, just there's another crappy game. Man.

606
00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:55,760
Speaker 3: Yeah, the fact that we've already seen it. It's already crappy.

607
00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,200
Speaker 3: We've already seen it forty five ten. It was a

608
00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:00,600
Speaker 3: legit forty five ten too, o Miss gain him by

609
00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:04,240
Speaker 3: three hundred yards. I think anytime you're back in a favorite,

610
00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:06,200
Speaker 3: what's the motivation of a margin? I think Ole Miss

611
00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:07,880
Speaker 3: plays a little bit with a chip on their shoulder

612
00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:10,160
Speaker 3: with Kiff and leaving them acting like, you know, he's

613
00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,200
Speaker 3: too good for them. Atmosphere will be better this go

614
00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:16,800
Speaker 3: around than the first time these two met. I certainly

615
00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:19,240
Speaker 3: lean O Miss. I don't even have Tulane in the

616
00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:21,600
Speaker 3: top fifty of my power ratings. That's how bad of

617
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,400
Speaker 3: a G five team. This is I like their head coach,

618
00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:28,040
Speaker 3: but they're completely overmatched here. And I'll say this speaking

619
00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,360
Speaker 3: I'm a college football guy. This won't even be on

620
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,200
Speaker 3: my main TV at that time frame. The FCS playoff

621
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:38,960
Speaker 3: game between Montana and Montana State's a better game than this. Yeah,

622
00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,920
Speaker 3: I can lean towards Montana State. They taking some money

623
00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:42,680
Speaker 3: in the market here.

624
00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,479
Speaker 2: Can you name one player on either team?

625
00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:46,640
Speaker 3: Yeah? I can lay.

626
00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:50,480
Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, that's impressive, dude, Montana. I think of

627
00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,600
Speaker 2: Montana State the NCAA Tournament. I think I bet them

628
00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,240
Speaker 2: and they did not cover a come close. It's just

629
00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,920
Speaker 2: it's weird, Like there's a world where Ole miss, like

630
00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:01,000
Speaker 2: you said, motivational, spot heavy and they kick their ass

631
00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,120
Speaker 2: and then they come out and get smashed by Georgia

632
00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:04,160
Speaker 2: in two weeks.

633
00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:06,840
Speaker 3: Right, Georgia. If I had to better look ahead a lot,

634
00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:08,800
Speaker 3: you can bet that game right now, Georgia, MIAs five

635
00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:12,240
Speaker 3: and a half would be made. Yeah, that's it. That's

636
00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:13,640
Speaker 3: a being that's gonna adjust.

637
00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,360
Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, that's an empty the bank, right, I mean, well,

638
00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:17,800
Speaker 2: you never want to empty the bank, but you know

639
00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:18,120
Speaker 2: what I mean.

640
00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,440
Speaker 3: Against college I can tell you that.

641
00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,600
Speaker 2: So then second round. It's like you have Buckeyes over whoever.

642
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,120
Speaker 2: Bulldogs for sure.

643
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,320
Speaker 3: I like Oregon to make a run. I like them

644
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:32,120
Speaker 3: to beat Tech. Again. Tech hasn't played anybody the weakest

645
00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:35,120
Speaker 3: strength to schedule of any power for a team, and

646
00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,640
Speaker 3: I don't It'll depend on the number. I just think

647
00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:40,520
Speaker 3: SEC fans gonna be stunned at the Indiana line. They're

648
00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:42,120
Speaker 3: gonna be favored by a touchdown over the winner of

649
00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:45,200
Speaker 3: the Alabama Oklahoma game. That's how much the market hates

650
00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:46,719
Speaker 3: those two teams.

651
00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,040
Speaker 2: Well, they're not good. Wait wait, Indian it'll be favored

652
00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:52,120
Speaker 2: by a touchdown a touchdow Now, I will say I

653
00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,719
Speaker 2: saw a Brad Power's take on the interwebs about you

654
00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:59,160
Speaker 2: not liking Fernando Mendoza or I don't know if the

655
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,440
Speaker 2: Hoosiers are coming after full force. Well, I'm wear of

656
00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:04,120
Speaker 2: my Jets shirt as we record this. What do you

657
00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,400
Speaker 2: not like? I'd kill for Mendoz. It just looks like

658
00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,960
Speaker 2: such a great human being and a damn good quarterback.

659
00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:12,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, he's good human being, good size. I just he's

660
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,360
Speaker 3: kind of a I mean, Signetti's system just turns out

661
00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:19,400
Speaker 3: it doesn't matter who's behind center. I'm sure the reasoning

662
00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,520
Speaker 3: that I was, you know, putting some digs. There was

663
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,760
Speaker 3: you know, last seven years, Signetti's quarter starting quarterback at

664
00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,200
Speaker 3: all these different spots. It's been first or second team

665
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:32,240
Speaker 3: All Conference, six different quarterbacks, four of them been Conference

666
00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:34,360
Speaker 3: Player of the Year. And I mean it hasn't been

667
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,080
Speaker 3: a who's who a talent. It's just you know, he's

668
00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,600
Speaker 3: that good of a coach. And I just I think

669
00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,240
Speaker 3: whoever drafts mendoz is probably looking for a job within

670
00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:41,800
Speaker 3: three years.

671
00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:45,400
Speaker 2: Not against Interesting. Now, I didn't chick in with you

672
00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:49,960
Speaker 2: on Diego. Is it Pavia the Vanderbilt quarterback. Do you

673
00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,520
Speaker 2: think he's a pro because I'm sure you saw his

674
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,040
Speaker 2: comments after he didn't win the Heisman.

675
00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,080
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, you know, I think he's a poor

676
00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:58,680
Speaker 3: man's Johnny Manziel, That's right. I think you think of

677
00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:02,240
Speaker 3: him on the field and off the field. So yeah,

678
00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,000
Speaker 3: I mean, you know he's not going to make in

679
00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:05,400
Speaker 3: the pros.

680
00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,800
Speaker 2: Yeah, he's definitely not a pro. Interesting, So I'm assuming

681
00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:12,120
Speaker 2: you think Oregon could take down Indiana then in the

682
00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:12,920
Speaker 2: semi finals.

683
00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:15,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, I bet that I made was I bet Oregon

684
00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:17,520
Speaker 3: three to one to make the National Championship game. Now

685
00:33:17,560 --> 00:33:20,000
Speaker 3: I still kin'd. I tend to, you know, lean towards

686
00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,480
Speaker 3: the winner of that Ohio State Georgia game winning the title.

687
00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,400
Speaker 3: But I do think Oregon makes a run. You can

688
00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,760
Speaker 3: bet them like three to one to make the championship.

689
00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:28,520
Speaker 3: You don't need them to win, and you can hedge.

690
00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,600
Speaker 2: Then So are they perhaps undervalued because of all the

691
00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:34,640
Speaker 2: injuries and still winning and now they're getting healthy? Yeah?

692
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,440
Speaker 3: I think so. Uh you know again the wide receiver

693
00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,640
Speaker 3: position being a cluster injury, I think, you know. And

694
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:44,000
Speaker 3: I look, if you're making you're gonna ask me what

695
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,840
Speaker 3: quarterback do you want to draft? I think Dante Moore

696
00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:49,080
Speaker 3: is the top quarterback, do you think. I just think

697
00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:50,760
Speaker 3: there's an upside. Not that I think he's had a

698
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:54,080
Speaker 3: better year than Mendoza, but I just think his you know,

699
00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:56,800
Speaker 3: skill set's going to transition better to to the NFL

700
00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:58,560
Speaker 3: in my opinion. So yeah, I think you got a

701
00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:01,280
Speaker 3: high value there. And plus I'm not buying Tech. And

702
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:03,840
Speaker 3: as much as Indiana is a good story and they

703
00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:06,680
Speaker 3: beat Oregon in the first matchup, I just again, I

704
00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,320
Speaker 3: think Oregon's more talented and just has a higher upside

705
00:34:09,320 --> 00:34:10,000
Speaker 3: across the board.

706
00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:11,919
Speaker 2: Do you think in Oregon Ohio State final.

707
00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:14,279
Speaker 3: Yeah, with the Buck guys winning.

708
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,160
Speaker 2: So it's like the Big ten world now we just

709
00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:18,919
Speaker 2: do we're all living in it. Uh, I mean, it's

710
00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,560
Speaker 2: crazy how things have changed. Where do you land on

711
00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,680
Speaker 2: the whole? Hey man? When it comes to the NIL era,

712
00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:29,640
Speaker 2: the smart schools with rich graduates have way more impact

713
00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:32,040
Speaker 2: and influence when it comes to the bank than the

714
00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,160
Speaker 2: SEC schools, you know. I mean, I'm not bashing Alabama,

715
00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,280
Speaker 2: but yeah, we don't have enough money.

716
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:41,000
Speaker 3: Yeah, it hasn't changed since the Civil War. I mean,

717
00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:43,880
Speaker 3: the North has more money than the South, right, and

718
00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:47,400
Speaker 3: obviously Oregon's got money because of Phil Knight. So uh,

719
00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:50,239
Speaker 3: when it's became look, everybody is paying somebody, but it

720
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:53,040
Speaker 3: was obvious the SEC was paying more than others. So

721
00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:55,359
Speaker 3: now that it's all legaling out there, I mean, alls

722
00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:57,000
Speaker 3: you really have to do is go look at the

723
00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:59,839
Speaker 3: you know, the endowments. You know, the Michigans and Notre Dames,

724
00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:02,840
Speaker 3: Higo States of the world ranked way higher in endowment

725
00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:06,400
Speaker 3: than than you know, Alabama's of the world. Tech A

726
00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,040
Speaker 3: and M's up there and they're having their best season

727
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:08,720
Speaker 3: in thirty years.

728
00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:13,640
Speaker 2: It is interesting. So essentially everywhere outside of the SEC

729
00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:16,520
Speaker 2: is going to improve and level up, and the SEC

730
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:18,839
Speaker 2: seems to be not going down now if they lose

731
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:22,600
Speaker 2: to boor coupled with not winning the national championship or

732
00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:25,440
Speaker 2: maybe an All Big Ten final. I don't want to

733
00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:28,160
Speaker 2: write the eulogy for the SEC, but I mean, are

734
00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:29,960
Speaker 2: we going to see major changing the guard if we

735
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:30,600
Speaker 2: haven't already?

736
00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:33,600
Speaker 3: Well, I think we've already seen it, but a third

737
00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:36,200
Speaker 3: year would probably slam you know, slam dunk. Look, I

738
00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:38,200
Speaker 3: still think the SEC is by far the best conference.

739
00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:41,120
Speaker 3: It's just at the very top of the sport. Nick

740
00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:45,280
Speaker 3: Saban's not, you know, unretiring, you know, erban Meyer's not there,

741
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,960
Speaker 3: and that they're that what made them so tough was

742
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,239
Speaker 3: that the line of scrimmage, the depth pieces there, you know,

743
00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:52,640
Speaker 3: next twenty two was so much better than everybody else

744
00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:54,560
Speaker 3: in college foot. Well, it's just not there anymore. When

745
00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:56,799
Speaker 3: when you when tech can go out and buy a

746
00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,160
Speaker 3: you know, a roster, a good defensive line, we just

747
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,879
Speaker 3: never seen that. So I think it'll be more the same.

748
00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:05,160
Speaker 3: It's just not that the SEC won't ever be dominant again,

749
00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,640
Speaker 3: but we're not gonna see the fifteen year run that

750
00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:09,960
Speaker 3: they had from like twenty five to twenty twenty.

751
00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:12,560
Speaker 2: Oh hell no, yeah, well what about Clemson? What are

752
00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:15,480
Speaker 2: you hearing on Dabo? Let's just do the dominoes. Caln

753
00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:19,000
Speaker 2: goes to Michigan. Do they pluck Dabbo Dabbo? However you

754
00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:23,680
Speaker 2: say it? And he goes to Alabama? Possible?

755
00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:28,040
Speaker 3: He needs he needs to, you know, a change, but

756
00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:31,279
Speaker 3: he needs to change personally, not just you know, maybe

757
00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,879
Speaker 3: a change of scenery. But he needs to because I mean,

758
00:36:33,920 --> 00:36:37,759
Speaker 3: Clemson's recruiting. Everything's going downhill. It's it's not like a

759
00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,680
Speaker 3: one off where they disappointed. No, it's been trending down

760
00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:43,399
Speaker 3: now for four or five years. I think Alabama would

761
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:45,600
Speaker 3: be fine with that higher. They'd be excited at first,

762
00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:48,080
Speaker 3: but I wouldn't be saying, oh, you know, you know,

763
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:51,200
Speaker 3: Dabble's gonna get gonna win two more national championships.

764
00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:54,360
Speaker 2: It's interesting because at the beginning of the season it

765
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:58,680
Speaker 2: was all about Cavee club, Nick and Nussmeier. Bro. None

766
00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:00,440
Speaker 2: of those guys are going first to or even I

767
00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:03,000
Speaker 2: don't even think top three rounds, do you. Nussmaier got

768
00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:04,840
Speaker 2: benched at LSQ late this season.

769
00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:08,640
Speaker 3: I don't see either one going the top three Rounds's weird. Yeah,

770
00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,000
Speaker 3: the Duke quarterback. Now looks like he's gonna be the

771
00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:11,719
Speaker 3: quarterback three.

772
00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:15,279
Speaker 2: Okay, so is he definitely coming out?

773
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:21,919
Speaker 3: Hasn't It hasn't been official yet, but looks like he

774
00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:27,240
Speaker 3: is gonna. He even got surprised by the early feedback

775
00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:28,920
Speaker 3: that he's got, is like, yeah, you're gonna be the

776
00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:32,680
Speaker 3: third quarterback. So from it shocked me because I've met

777
00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:34,600
Speaker 3: Duke in the Bowl game. Didn't think and you know

778
00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:36,359
Speaker 3: the men's is not the guy. I'm thinking, Oh, he's

779
00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:37,840
Speaker 3: gonna lead for the pros because he's got such a

780
00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:41,160
Speaker 3: good nil deal. But now I think sometime this week

781
00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:43,280
Speaker 3: he'll announce he's leaving for the draft.

782
00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:46,000
Speaker 2: So interesting because if you look at the last three

783
00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:48,319
Speaker 2: NFL drafts, so Bryce Young went first, he's definitely not

784
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:51,359
Speaker 2: the best quarterback in his class, Kile Williams went first,

785
00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:53,680
Speaker 2: he's definitely not the best. And then this past year

786
00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:55,960
Speaker 2: cam Ward. I like him, but he has not been

787
00:37:56,080 --> 00:37:58,560
Speaker 2: close to the best quarterback drafted. So like, going one

788
00:37:58,680 --> 00:37:59,759
Speaker 2: is a kiss of death because you go to a

789
00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:04,239
Speaker 2: crap franchise and falling down actually benefits. I mean, you know,

790
00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:06,640
Speaker 2: I'd rather get taken by McVeigh in the second round

791
00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:08,919
Speaker 2: than any of the jokers drafting in the top ten, right.

792
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,480
Speaker 3: Agree, And we just haven't had that, you know, that

793
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:16,040
Speaker 3: quarterback that can overcome, you know, the generational type that

794
00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:19,920
Speaker 3: can overcome getting drafted by a terrible franchise. So this

795
00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:23,800
Speaker 3: is CJ. Carran. Next year will be that guy though, Oh.

796
00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:25,640
Speaker 2: Notre Dame guy. Yeah, everybody liked him. Somebody was trying

797
00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:29,920
Speaker 2: to sell me on the Baylor quarterback. Big strapping dude

798
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:31,880
Speaker 2: looks the part of Sawyer Robertson.

799
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,400
Speaker 3: Yeah, if you're taking him fourth or fifth round, you

800
00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:36,680
Speaker 3: take a fly around. I mean he started from all

801
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:38,600
Speaker 3: I'd take a fly on him. Yeah, I mean fourth

802
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:40,920
Speaker 3: or fifth round. He's not a Day one or Day

803
00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:41,359
Speaker 3: two pick.

804
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:45,360
Speaker 2: No. I mean like seeing a Tyler Shuck actually look competent.

805
00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:47,040
Speaker 2: I know it's only been a few weeks and he

806
00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:50,600
Speaker 2: might win offensive year for all we know, but like

807
00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:53,160
Speaker 2: just seeing that, it's like, oh geez, well, hell if

808
00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,120
Speaker 2: that guy can succeed. I didn't think he'd be any good,

809
00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:56,560
Speaker 2: did you shuck?

810
00:38:57,239 --> 00:38:57,439
Speaker 1: Yeah?

811
00:38:57,640 --> 00:39:00,080
Speaker 3: I might have some video on you know, did not

812
00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,520
Speaker 3: just saying and now after the fact, but that was

813
00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:04,800
Speaker 3: the guy I liked the most in last year's class over.

814
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,399
Speaker 2: Yeah that was your QB one over Dart and Morty one.

815
00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:12,239
Speaker 3: But the guy like we're talking ROI you know, I

816
00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:14,640
Speaker 3: think the best bang for your buck. Yeah it was him.

817
00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:17,240
Speaker 2: Wow, that's a good call by you. All right, Brad Powers,

818
00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:20,400
Speaker 2: there's the picks. Hey man, have a great holiday, great season,

819
00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:21,920
Speaker 2: and we'll catch up with you, buddy.

820
00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:22,880
Speaker 3: Thanks for having me.

821
00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:26,800
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826
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827
00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:51,839
Speaker 2: Great stuff from the immortal Brad Powers. And I will

828
00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:55,600
Speaker 2: say I actually have as of this moment, more college

829
00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:59,360
Speaker 2: football action this weekend than I do NFL college football

830
00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:00,920
Speaker 2: since you know we just talked about, let's just stick

831
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:04,279
Speaker 2: with that. I don't even know why I took this,

832
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:07,920
Speaker 2: but I have NC State today minus four and a

833
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:11,000
Speaker 2: half in some bowl game that I don't even know exists.

834
00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:15,320
Speaker 2: It was simply a numbers play, a player sitting play,

835
00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:17,200
Speaker 2: and of course now it's going against me to minus

836
00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,760
Speaker 2: three and a half, so I don't advocate that Monday.

837
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,200
Speaker 2: I have Utah State. Now that was at three. It's

838
00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:23,759
Speaker 2: down to one and a half. So I've got some

839
00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:26,840
Speaker 2: good closing line value there, or whatever that's worth in

840
00:40:26,880 --> 00:40:30,920
Speaker 2: the playoff. I'm with Brad. I took Ole Miss minus seventeen.

841
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:34,240
Speaker 2: Now this was like maybe ten days ago. It's seventeen

842
00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,920
Speaker 2: and a half depending on where you are now. I

843
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:40,600
Speaker 2: actually don't have anything on Alabama Oklahoma. If you want

844
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:43,520
Speaker 2: an action play and it's Friday night and you know

845
00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:46,040
Speaker 2: we've won some money here the last month, and you

846
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:55,239
Speaker 2: feel like putting I don't know, bar tab money on Alabama.

847
00:40:55,360 --> 00:40:58,000
Speaker 2: That's where I'll be if i'm if the mood is right,

848
00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:00,319
Speaker 2: I think it's Alabama or nothing for me. Don't even

849
00:41:00,320 --> 00:41:02,440
Speaker 2: if they're gonna win. I don't think they're better. I

850
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:05,120
Speaker 2: just I'm a Ty Simpson believer. I think Kaylin de

851
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:08,279
Speaker 2: Boor is the better coach here. But as I said

852
00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:10,560
Speaker 2: to Brad, there's a world where d Boor has one

853
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:12,279
Speaker 2: eye on Michigan and building a staff and one i

854
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:16,080
Speaker 2: on Oklahoma, and he's not fully focused and they don't

855
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,560
Speaker 2: win this game on the road, So I don't I'm

856
00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:21,239
Speaker 2: not that excited for the game, but I'm excited for

857
00:41:21,320 --> 00:41:25,600
Speaker 2: JAMU Oregon, and I'm opposite of Brad on this one.

858
00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:29,600
Speaker 2: I have JMU plus twenty one, not just because I

859
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:31,759
Speaker 2: went there, but I think I've mentioned this a couple

860
00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:34,799
Speaker 2: of times this season. So the sharpest college football better

861
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:37,799
Speaker 2: I know is on JMU, and so that's the only

862
00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:40,560
Speaker 2: reason I'm on it. And then I'm the kind of

863
00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:44,520
Speaker 2: guy who works backwards here. Once I found out it

864
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:46,799
Speaker 2: was JMU plus twenty one, I said, okay, well, let

865
00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:49,880
Speaker 2: me see what possibly he's seeing, and I you know,

866
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:51,680
Speaker 2: you dig in and I will be writing it up

867
00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:52,120
Speaker 2: for the site.

868
00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:52,440
Speaker 1: I know.

869
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,600
Speaker 2: I haven't made it go live yet. It's a little

870
00:41:54,600 --> 00:41:57,400
Speaker 2: frustrating because I have given some people access because I

871
00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:59,279
Speaker 2: wanted to make sure it has all the kinks are

872
00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:01,600
Speaker 2: worked out, and there's still one little snag that pisses

873
00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:04,239
Speaker 2: me off. So I can't put it out there yet.

874
00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:06,440
Speaker 2: But Jamie plus twenty one and the other one that

875
00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:11,680
Speaker 2: this wealthy individual is on is Miami plus three and

876
00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:15,480
Speaker 2: a half. Now that's minus one point fifteen. It looks

877
00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:18,239
Speaker 2: like it's gonna head down to plus three, so I

878
00:42:18,239 --> 00:42:22,439
Speaker 2: don't mind paying the little extra Juice probably a three

879
00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:25,040
Speaker 2: point game. Brad, we broke this one down with him.

880
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:29,160
Speaker 2: I largely believe that an m is leaking oil. They

881
00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,560
Speaker 2: got a good coach. I like him a lot, But overall,

882
00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:33,720
Speaker 2: the what I saw from this team late in the season,

883
00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:36,080
Speaker 2: I didn't like. They were better early in the season.

884
00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:39,239
Speaker 2: They've started to fade. How you enter March madness, how

885
00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:41,560
Speaker 2: you enter the NBA playoffs, the NFL playoffs, I think

886
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:45,839
Speaker 2: that stuff matters greatly. So a little Miami plus three

887
00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:52,680
Speaker 2: and a half in the NFL again, you guys aren't

888
00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:55,600
Speaker 2: gonna like this, but Cincinnati minus two was the first

889
00:42:55,600 --> 00:43:00,239
Speaker 2: bet of the week sizable. That was after the McDaniel PRESCT.

890
00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:03,560
Speaker 2: We talked about it earlier this week. The next day

891
00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:07,120
Speaker 2: they benched him for quinn Ewers, so I got minus two.

892
00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:11,400
Speaker 2: It's now minus four and a half, which is not ideal. Obviously.

893
00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:13,400
Speaker 2: I don't love minus four and a half as much

894
00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:15,879
Speaker 2: as I did minus two. I mean, Joe Burrow minus two,

895
00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:17,920
Speaker 2: give me a break. That's that feels like a winner.

896
00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:20,480
Speaker 2: Joe Burrow minus four and a half against quinn Yours.

897
00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:23,560
Speaker 2: I don't know, we'll see I am on the Vikings

898
00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:25,520
Speaker 2: minus three. I like that one a lot. This Vikings

899
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:29,040
Speaker 2: defense really trending well late in the season for Brian Flores.

900
00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:32,560
Speaker 2: Kevin O'Connell. I think there's a lot to like about

901
00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:35,440
Speaker 2: the Vikings here. JJ McCarthy has played much better now.

902
00:43:35,480 --> 00:43:38,440
Speaker 2: The concern is he played much better in two games indoors.

903
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:41,200
Speaker 2: Forget the opponent. He played better indoors. Now he's got

904
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:44,480
Speaker 2: to go outdoors, whether in New York does not appear

905
00:43:44,600 --> 00:43:49,360
Speaker 2: that bad. That being said, I really like Brian Flores.

906
00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:52,840
Speaker 2: His numbers against rookie quarterbacks are overwhelming. They just they

907
00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:54,920
Speaker 2: don't know where the blitz is coming from. He really

908
00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:57,360
Speaker 2: does a great job of confusing and rattling guys, and

909
00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:00,719
Speaker 2: we'll see a lot of Jackson Dart running for his life.

910
00:44:00,719 --> 00:44:03,200
Speaker 2: But it doesn't phaze me. I'm on Vikings minus three.

911
00:44:03,480 --> 00:44:05,680
Speaker 2: I'm probably gonna end up on Eagles minus six and

912
00:44:05,719 --> 00:44:07,520
Speaker 2: a half. I was hoping it would dip down a six.

913
00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:14,800
Speaker 2: It has not. I'm on the Steelers Lions over fifty one.

914
00:44:16,160 --> 00:44:21,200
Speaker 2: Actually that's a minus one twenty, so Steelers Lions over

915
00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:24,440
Speaker 2: fifty one and a half is probably available. I'm on

916
00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:28,000
Speaker 2: Packers Bears over forty seven. I likely will do Bears

917
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:32,840
Speaker 2: in contest. The contest plays well so far. I like Philly,

918
00:44:35,080 --> 00:44:40,120
Speaker 2: I like Chicago. Bears is down to pick them in

919
00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:43,520
Speaker 2: the contest, which is interesting. But I did see a

920
00:44:43,560 --> 00:44:46,840
Speaker 2: really good interview with the defensive coordinator Halfley and the

921
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:49,360
Speaker 2: it was almost like the reporter knew what to ask him.

922
00:44:49,520 --> 00:44:51,920
Speaker 2: But the reporter said, you know, Jeff, you planned for

923
00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:57,560
Speaker 2: a defense without Micah Parsons from February to mid August,

924
00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:00,600
Speaker 2: so you had your whole defensive plan for the SA.

925
00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:04,640
Speaker 2: Then you added Micah and the defense was obviously next level.

926
00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:06,200
Speaker 2: Now you got to go back to what you would

927
00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:11,000
Speaker 2: plan for six months. So are you pretty confident that, hey,

928
00:45:11,040 --> 00:45:14,160
Speaker 2: I planned for six months? No, Micah and Halfley really

929
00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:17,480
Speaker 2: laughts at him. He's like yes, and there was laughter throughout,

930
00:45:17,560 --> 00:45:19,600
Speaker 2: and it's like, oh, that's it. That's an interesting angle,

931
00:45:19,840 --> 00:45:22,520
Speaker 2: and it looks like Watson's gonna play. So I'm gonna

932
00:45:22,520 --> 00:45:23,759
Speaker 2: be other Bears. I don't know if I'm gonna bet

933
00:45:23,840 --> 00:45:27,480
Speaker 2: it on the side Ravens minus three in the contest.

934
00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:29,759
Speaker 2: I am gonna definitely be on Titans. I did bet

935
00:45:29,840 --> 00:45:31,719
Speaker 2: that plus three and a half that's headed toward three.

936
00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:35,520
Speaker 2: My guess is we're gonna get no Rashi Rice. We're

937
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,800
Speaker 2: gonna get no Chris Jones. A lot of the players

938
00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:39,319
Speaker 2: who are on the fence, they're just gonna sit it

939
00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:41,640
Speaker 2: and say, hey, we're coming back on Christmas. We're coming

940
00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:46,680
Speaker 2: home to face Patrick, to face Denver in what would

941
00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:50,319
Speaker 2: be Travis Kelce's final game, and we are going to

942
00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:52,960
Speaker 2: win that one, and everybody's gonna play. That would be

943
00:45:53,040 --> 00:45:55,520
Speaker 2: my read. So I don't think they punk this game.

944
00:45:55,600 --> 00:45:57,440
Speaker 2: I just don't think we see a max effort and

945
00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:00,560
Speaker 2: all their good players. Trent McDuffie may miss like Titans

946
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:05,800
Speaker 2: a lot. I would lean Lions, I lean Texans amounts fourteen,

947
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:10,880
Speaker 2: and I'm looking at Cowboys. They're just secondaries so bad.

948
00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:13,400
Speaker 2: Somebody was like, should I start Herbert in fantasy? I

949
00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:15,520
Speaker 2: was like, well, I don't know, But then you look

950
00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:17,719
Speaker 2: at Dallas and every quarterback has taking them apart, and

951
00:46:17,719 --> 00:46:20,319
Speaker 2: you're like, maybe you should. So that's where we are

952
00:46:20,320 --> 00:46:24,160
Speaker 2: with the gambling. Looking at Panthers plus three against Tampa,

953
00:46:24,239 --> 00:46:27,800
Speaker 2: but Panthers have their injuries as well. It's a rough slate.

954
00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:30,600
Speaker 2: I don't love a ton and you know what, We've

955
00:46:30,600 --> 00:46:34,160
Speaker 2: got several weeks left in the season. A couple weeks

956
00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:36,239
Speaker 2: left in the season and then playoffs, so listen, don't

957
00:46:36,239 --> 00:46:40,040
Speaker 2: go overboard, enjoy the holidays, and we're back on Monday.